Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.59
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	3.61	3.63	3.59		3.57		0.0538	0.955	1.08		0.621	0.650	0.844	0.986	0.750
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	3.61	3.63	3.59		3.57		0.0538	0.955	1.08		0.621	0.650	0.844	0.986	0.750
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	3.61	3.63	3.59		3.57		0.0538	0.955	1.08		0.621	0.650	0.844	0.986	0.750
I67_GSWP3	[-]	3.56	3.57	3.60		3.69		-0.0207	0.910	1.09		0.639	0.664	0.834	0.992	0.758

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.26
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.38	2.35	2.24		3.40		0.119	0.682	0.219		0.569	0.650	0.977	0.980	0.765
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.38	2.35	2.24		3.40		0.119	0.682	0.219		0.569	0.650	0.977	0.980	0.765
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.38	2.35	2.24		3.40		0.119	0.682	0.219		0.569	0.650	0.977	0.980	0.765
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.35	2.32	2.25		5.42		0.0914	0.650	0.223		0.590	0.671	0.976	0.983	0.778

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.31
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.35	2.34	2.30		2.62		0.0496	0.676	0.742		0.698	0.718	0.909	0.989	0.806
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.35	2.34	2.30		2.62		0.0496	0.676	0.742		0.698	0.718	0.909	0.989	0.806
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.35	2.34	2.30		2.62		0.0496	0.676	0.742		0.698	0.718	0.909	0.989	0.806
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.38	2.37	2.32		2.32		0.0727	0.654	0.663		0.702	0.734	0.914	0.989	0.815

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.964
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	0.969	0.969	0.954		1.08		0.0349	0.256	0.506		0.749	0.700	0.952	0.993	0.819
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	0.969	0.969	0.954		1.08		0.0349	0.256	0.506		0.749	0.700	0.952	0.993	0.819
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	0.969	0.969	0.954		1.08		0.0349	0.256	0.506		0.749	0.700	0.952	0.993	0.819
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.13	1.12	0.962		0.857		0.218	0.347	0.825		0.587	0.712	0.898	0.921	0.766

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	6.90
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	7.79	7.80	6.99		6.59		0.566	1.87	1.61		0.569	0.653	0.762	0.858	0.699
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	7.79	7.80	6.99		6.59		0.566	1.87	1.61		0.569	0.653	0.762	0.858	0.699
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	7.79	7.80	6.99		6.59		0.566	1.87	1.61		0.569	0.653	0.762	0.858	0.699
I67_GSWP3	[-]	8.03	8.05	6.90		6.78		0.657	1.87	1.34		0.550	0.672	0.806	0.856	0.711

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.37
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.36		1.94		0.118	0.229	0.306		0.771	0.809	0.978	0.991	0.872
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.36		1.94		0.118	0.229	0.306		0.771	0.809	0.978	0.991	0.872
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.36		1.94		0.118	0.229	0.306		0.771	0.809	0.978	0.991	0.872
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.36		1.90		0.128	0.219	0.306		0.750	0.845	0.972	0.965	0.875

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.57
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.43	1.53		3.96		0.0266	0.421	0.617		0.697	0.750	0.914	0.982	0.819
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.43	1.53		3.96		0.0266	0.421	0.617		0.697	0.750	0.914	0.982	0.819
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.43	1.53		3.96		0.0266	0.421	0.617		0.697	0.750	0.914	0.982	0.819
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.44	1.45	1.55		4.53		0.0622	0.426	0.766		0.691	0.758	0.885	0.978	0.814

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.60
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	3.57	3.57	3.51		4.92		0.367	1.77	0.873		0.538	0.518	0.888	0.903	0.673
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	3.57	3.57	3.51		4.92		0.367	1.77	0.873		0.538	0.518	0.888	0.903	0.673
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	3.57	3.57	3.51		4.92		0.367	1.77	0.873		0.538	0.518	0.888	0.903	0.673
I67_GSWP3	[-]	3.70	3.69	3.60		4.73		0.503	1.81	0.767		0.516	0.516	0.907	0.899	0.671

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.979
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.11	1.11	0.990		0.721		0.110	0.214	0.360		0.732	0.789	0.969	0.994	0.855
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.11	1.11	0.990		0.721		0.110	0.214	0.360		0.732	0.789	0.969	0.994	0.855
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.11	1.11	0.990		0.721		0.110	0.214	0.360		0.732	0.789	0.969	0.994	0.855
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.30	1.30	0.979		0.777		0.302	0.373	1.23		0.466	0.747	0.838	0.928	0.745

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.61
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.43	1.54		2.57		0.0582	0.457	0.671		0.682	0.753	0.912	0.912	0.803
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.43	1.54		2.57		0.0582	0.457	0.671		0.682	0.753	0.912	0.912	0.803
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.43	1.54		2.57		0.0582	0.457	0.671		0.682	0.753	0.912	0.912	0.803
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.47	1.46	1.61		2.72		0.105	0.459	0.657		0.691	0.769	0.914	0.928	0.814

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.95
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.15	2.15	1.94		2.02		0.246	0.468	0.794		0.630	0.790	0.890	0.832	0.786
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.15	2.15	1.94		2.02		0.246	0.468	0.794		0.630	0.790	0.890	0.832	0.786
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.15	2.15	1.94		2.02		0.246	0.468	0.794		0.630	0.790	0.890	0.832	0.786
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.32	2.34	1.96		1.84		0.405	0.570	0.958		0.523	0.762	0.854	0.853	0.751

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.05
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.25	2.24	2.00	1.07	3.03		0.343	0.783	0.882		0.657	0.727	0.881	0.903	0.779
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.25	2.24	2.00	1.07	3.03		0.343	0.783	0.882		0.657	0.727	0.881	0.903	0.779
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.25	2.24	2.00	1.07	3.03		0.343	0.783	0.882		0.657	0.727	0.881	0.903	0.779
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.09	2.09	2.03	1.00	3.37		0.210	0.653	1.03		0.633	0.733	0.851	0.946	0.779

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.386
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	0.392	0.394	0.375		0.672		0.0419	0.224	1.21		0.767	0.814	0.817	0.944	0.831
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	0.392	0.394	0.375		0.672		0.0419	0.224	1.21		0.767	0.814	0.817	0.944	0.831
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	0.392	0.394	0.375		0.672		0.0419	0.224	1.21		0.767	0.814	0.817	0.944	0.831
I67_GSWP3	[-]	0.350	0.353	0.386		0.641		0.00237	0.222	1.15		0.764	0.815	0.826	0.955	0.835

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.04
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.07	1.06	1.04	0.355	1.15		0.0269	0.337	0.582		0.695	0.692	0.941	0.971	0.798
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.07	1.06	1.04	0.355	1.15		0.0269	0.337	0.582		0.695	0.692	0.941	0.971	0.798
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.07	1.06	1.04	0.355	1.15		0.0269	0.337	0.582		0.695	0.692	0.941	0.971	0.798
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.23	1.22	1.05	0.351	0.834		0.208	0.431	0.586		0.596	0.681	0.938	0.878	0.755

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.68
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.94	2.95	2.56		3.26		0.625	1.27	1.01		0.503	0.600	0.850	0.888	0.688
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.94	2.95	2.56		3.26		0.625	1.27	1.01		0.503	0.600	0.850	0.888	0.688
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.94	2.95	2.56		3.26		0.625	1.27	1.01		0.503	0.600	0.850	0.888	0.688
I67_GSWP3	[-]	3.05	3.05	2.67		3.58		0.651	1.16	1.03		0.509	0.639	0.846	0.915	0.710

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.74
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.92	2.94	2.71		3.27		0.276	0.420	0.980		0.635	0.823	0.857	0.989	0.826
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.92	2.94	2.71		3.27		0.276	0.420	0.980		0.635	0.823	0.857	0.989	0.826
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.92	2.94	2.71		3.27		0.276	0.420	0.980		0.635	0.823	0.857	0.989	0.826
I67_GSWP3	[-]	3.04	3.06	2.74		3.23		0.399	0.500	0.975		0.500	0.830	0.860	0.991	0.802

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.03
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.11	2.12	1.98		3.24		0.275	0.567	0.773		0.623	0.732	0.897	0.899	0.777
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.11	2.12	1.98		3.24		0.275	0.567	0.773		0.623	0.732	0.897	0.899	0.777
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.11	2.12	1.98		3.24		0.275	0.567	0.773		0.623	0.732	0.897	0.899	0.777
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.18	2.18	2.04		3.67		0.346	0.615	0.881		0.599	0.736	0.878	0.862	0.762

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.05
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.26	1.27	1.04		1.98		0.277	0.474	0.791		0.579	0.732	0.888	0.783	0.743
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.26	1.27	1.04		1.98		0.277	0.474	0.791		0.579	0.732	0.888	0.783	0.743
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.26	1.27	1.04		1.98		0.277	0.474	0.791		0.579	0.732	0.888	0.783	0.743
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.28	1.30	1.06		1.51		0.309	0.468	0.864		0.563	0.743	0.868	0.813	0.746

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	5.44
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	6.13	6.13	5.47		4.07		0.685	1.44	0.737		0.593	0.699	0.915	0.963	0.774
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	6.13	6.13	5.47		4.07		0.685	1.44	0.737		0.593	0.699	0.915	0.963	0.774
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	6.13	6.13	5.47		4.07		0.685	1.44	0.737		0.593	0.699	0.915	0.963	0.774
I67_GSWP3	[-]	6.18	6.18	5.47		4.26		0.687	1.38	0.696		0.615	0.719	0.923	0.959	0.787

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.25
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	3.25	3.23	3.26		3.01		-0.00688	0.655	0.696		0.702	0.788	0.917	0.937	0.826
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	3.25	3.23	3.26		3.01		-0.00688	0.655	0.696		0.702	0.788	0.917	0.937	0.826
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	3.25	3.23	3.26		3.01		-0.00688	0.655	0.696		0.702	0.788	0.917	0.937	0.826
I67_GSWP3	[-]	3.35	3.34	3.27		2.47		0.0745	0.565	0.637		0.750	0.809	0.921	0.973	0.852

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.26
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.45	1.27		1.15		0.303	0.990	0.919		0.371	0.562	0.884	0.524	0.581
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.45	1.27		1.15		0.303	0.990	0.919		0.371	0.562	0.884	0.524	0.581
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.43	1.45	1.27		1.15		0.303	0.990	0.919		0.371	0.562	0.884	0.524	0.581
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.68	1.68	1.25		2.14		0.420	0.855	0.851		0.419	0.610	0.888	0.583	0.622

Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score Temporally integrated period mean rmse Temporally integrated period mean rmse score Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean

  Title:

CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (excludes NCEP Reanalysis)

  Version:

1904

  Institutions:

NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD, Boulder, Colorado, USA

  Source:

Merged Precipitation with gauge observations, a variety of satellite observations and the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis

  History:

2019-04-30: downloaded source from https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.cmap.html#detail

2019-07-01: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-pr-cmap.py

  References:

Xie, P., and P.A. Arkin (1997), Global precipitation: A 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model outputs, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78, 2539-2558

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  Comments:

time_period: 1979-01 through 2018-12

original_temporal_resolution: monthly

original_spatial_resolution: 2.5 degree

original_units: mm/day

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: kg/m2/s

  Convention:

CF-1.7